Tokyo is great, but have you ever considered living in rural Japan? 🌿 In this video, I explain how I ended up buying land in ...

The ancient tradition of “murahachibu,” ostracizing community members as punishment, gets a contemporary twist in Hideo Jojo’s slow-burn thriller.

What’s it really like to buy land in Japan’s rural areas? Join me as I share my journey to owning a plot in Nikko, Japan. From managing real estate surprises to envisioning a countryside lifestyle, ...

Minimalistic Hovering Cabin appears to be floating. The use of natural materials and raised platform minimizes a threat to ...

Hannah Kirshner owns Japanese Kominka houses in Yamanaka, Ishikawa Prefecture. While she lived in a rented apartment for the first few years, an empty old house nearby caught her eye. It took ...

The negatives are that it costs a lot of money to refurbish an old house in Japan, even though the initial cost of buying was cheap. Summers are also hot and humid, although the countryside is ...

Literally translated “kominka” means old traditional Japanese house, but think massive wooden ... plans to rejuvenate kominka in the Japanese countryside for use as “minpaku” private ...

Hanako Jimi, state minister for regional revitalization, announced Aug. 30 that the plan to offer up to 600,000 yen ($4,100) to newlywed women who move from Tokyo’s 23 wards to the countryside w ...